ויאמר אלהים אל אברהם אל ירע בעיניך על הנער ועל אמתך כל אשר תאמר אליך שרה שמע בקלה כי ביצחק יקרא לך זרע׃
Gen 21:12 [Samaritan]
ויאמר אלהים אל אברהם אל ירע בעיניך על הנער ועל אמתך כל אשר תאמר אליך שרה שמע בקולה כי ביצחק יקרא לך זרע׃
Gen 21:12 [Masoretic]
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ עַל־הַנַּעַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָֽרַע׃
Gen 21:12 [Targum Onkelos]
וְאָמַר יְיָ לְאַבְרָהָם לָא יִבְאַשׁ בְּעֵינַךְ עַל עוּלֵימָא וְעַל אַמְתָךְ כֹּל דְּתֵימַר לָךְ שָׂרָה קַבֵּיל מִינָּהּ אֲרֵי בְיִצְחָק יִתְקְרוֹן לָךְ בְּנִין׃
Gen 21:12 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܡܼܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܐܫ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܥܠ ܛܠܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܡܬܟ܂ ܟܠ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܠܟ ܣܪܐ ܫܡܼܥ ܒܩܠܗܿ܂ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܐܝܣܚܩ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܠܟ ܙܪܥܐ܂
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ עַל־הַנַּ֣עַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֛יךָ שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּ כִּ֣י בְיִצְחָ֔ק יִקָּרֵ֥א לְךָ֖ זָֽרַע׃
And God said to Avraham, “Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your maidservant. Whatever Sara says to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitsḥaq shall your offspring be named.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (‘-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “and He said”; Notes: Refers to God addressing Avraham.
- אֱלֹהִ֜ים (Elohim) – Root: אלה (‘-l-h); Form: Proper noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: The speaker in the narrative.
- אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם (el-Avraham) – Root: אברם (‘-v-r-m); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “to Avraham”; Notes: The recipient of God’s message.
- אַל־יֵרַ֤ע (‘al-yeira) – Root: רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3ms with negation; Translation: “let it not be grievous”; Notes: A directive to Avraham not to be distressed.
- בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ (be’eineikha) – Root: עין (‘-y-n); Form: Noun, dual construct with 2ms suffix and preposition; Translation: “in your sight”; Notes: Refers to Avraham’s perspective or feelings.
- עַל־הַנַּ֣עַר (‘al-hanna’ar) – Root: נער (n-ʿ-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “because of the boy”; Notes: Refers to Ishmael.
- וְעַל־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (ve’al-amatekha) – Root: אמה (‘-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2ms suffix and conjunction; Translation: “and because of your maidservant”; Notes: Refers to Hagar.
- כֹּל֩ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “whatever”; Notes: Introduces a general condition.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (‘-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Connects the statement to Sarah’s command.
- תֹּאמַ֥ר (to’mar) – Root: אמר (‘-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “she says”; Notes: Refers to Sarah’s directive.
- אֵלֶ֛יךָ (eleikha) – Root: אל (‘-l); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates Sarah’s communication with Avraham.
- שָׂרָ֖ה (Sarah) – Root: שרי (s-r-y); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sarah”; Notes: The speaker of the directive.
- שְׁמַ֣ע (shema) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms; Translation: “listen”; Notes: A command to obey Sarah.
- בְּקֹלָ֑הּ (bekolah) – Root: קול (q-w-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3fs suffix and preposition; Translation: “to her voice”; Notes: Refers to Sarah’s instructions.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (k-y); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the rationale for God’s instruction.
- בְיִצְחָ֔ק (beYitsḥaq) – Root: צחק (tz-ḥ-q); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “in Yitsḥaq”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq as the chosen line of descent.
- יִקָּרֵ֥א (yiqqare) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “shall be named”; Notes: Refers to the establishment of the lineage.
- לְךָ֖ (lekha) – Root: ל (l); Form: Preposition with 2ms suffix; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Indicates that the lineage belongs to Avraham.
- זָֽרַע (zera) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “offspring”; Notes: Refers to the covenant line through Yitsḥaq.